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15 and before the face of the gate that stretcheth forth till to the face of the porch of the inner gate, he meted fifty cubits. (and he measured the gateway from the front of the gate unto the front of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits.)

16 And he meted windows narrow without and large within, in the (little) chambers, and posts of those, that were within the gate on each side by compass. Soothly in like manner also windows were in the porches[a] by compass within; and the painture of palm trees was graven before the posts. (And he measured the windows that were narrow outside and large within, in the little chambers, and their posts, that were within the gate on each side all around. And in like manner windows were also in the porch all around within; and images of palm trees were carved on the posts.)

17 And he led me out to the outermore foreyard, and lo! treasuries[b], and (a) pavement arrayed with stone in the foreyard by compass; thirty treasuries (were) in the compass of the pavement; (And he led me out to the outer courtyard, and lo! chambers, or rooms, and a pavement arrayed with stone all around the courtyard; and there were thirty rooms all around the pavement;)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:16 In the original text, throughout the rest of Ezekiel, “porch/es” and “hall(way)/s” are used interchangeably. To avoid confusion, and to enhance comprehension, only “porch/es” will be used here.
  2. Ezekiel 40:17 In the original text, throughout the rest of Ezekiel, “treasury” and “treasuries” are used where other translations have “chamber/s”, “room/s”, “cell/s”, etc. (“chamber” and “cell” are found elsewhere in the “Wycliffe Bible”). To avoid confusion, and to enhance comprehension, only “chamber/s” will be used here.

15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[a] 16 The alcoves and the projecting walls inside the gateway were surmounted by narrow parapet openings all around, as was the portico; the openings all around faced inward. The faces of the projecting walls were decorated with palm trees.(A)

The Outer Court

17 Then he brought me into the outer court.(B) There I saw some rooms and a pavement that had been constructed all around the court; there were thirty rooms(C) along the pavement.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36